Home Organization Challenge: Day 25 – Bedrooms/Office

“In every job that must be done there is an element of fun,
find the fun, and snap the jobs game.”

~Mary Poppins

Have you been looking for ways to make your Home Organization Challenges fun? It’s amazing, when you find the fun in a daunting task, you look forward to doing it again. That’s why I suggest adding some fun to everything that you do, you’ll be happier, the job seems to get done quicker and it won’t seem as bad the next time you have to do it.

One of the things that we do to add fun to anything and everything that we’re doing is to play music. You could stop by our house any time of day and I guarantee there will be music playing. There’s music playing while we brush our teeth, when we do our chores, even when taking a bath. Music is a huge motivator in our home and the kids love picking music to fit the activity. Of course, “Whistle while you Work” is on our playlist.

Grab a few sheets of paper and a pen and head into the first bedroom. Take a seat in the middle of the room and begin making your list of everything that needs to be cleaned, starting from the ceiling and working your way down to the floor. Do this for each one of the bedrooms and the office. When you’re done making a list for each one of the rooms, decide how often each one of the items on the list needs to be cleaned.

Here’s a sample of what the lists for my bedrooms and office look like:

Bedroom(s)

Remove cobwebs (monthly)

Dust ceiling fan (monthly)

Clean ceiling fan (quarterly)

Clean light fixtures (annually)

Clean HVAC registers (bi-annually)

Clean curtains/blinds (bi-annually)

Clean Windows (bi-annually)

Clean window tracks (bi-annually)

Clean window screens (bi-annually)

wipe walls (monthly)

Clean walls (quarterly)

Clean switch plates (monthly)

Clean doors (quarterly)

Clean & organize closets (quarterly)

Clean & organize drawers (quarterly)

Clean & organize bookshelves (quarterly)

Polish furniture (monthly)

Clean knick-knacks/pictures/plants (quarterly)

Clean electronics (monthly)

Clean phone (monthly)

Inventory items (annually)

Wash mattress pad/ruffle (monthly)

Vacuum mattress (monthly)

Flip mattress (monthly)

Vacuum furniture & curtains (quarterly)

Spot clean furniture (quarterly)

Clean under furniture (quarterly)

Clean garbage can (monthly)

Wipe moldings (monthly)

Clean moldings (quarterly)

Clean rugs (monthly)

Spot treat carpet (monthly)

Clean carpet (bi-annually)

Office

Remove cobwebs (monthly)

Dust ceiling fan (monthly)

Clean ceiling fan (quarterly)

Clean light fixtures (annually)

Clean HVAC registers (bi-annually)

Wipe walls (monthly)

Clean walls (quarterly)

Clean doors (quarterly)

Clean curtains/blinds (bi-annually)

Clean windows (bi-annually)

Clean window tracks (bi-annually)

Clean window screens (bi-annually)

Clean switch plates (monthly)

Clean & organize closets (quarterly)

Clean & organized wars (quarterly)

Clean & organized desk (quarterly)

Clean Knick-knacks/pictures/plants (quarterly)

Clean electronics (monthly)

Inventory items (annually)

Polish furniture (monthly)

Clean wastebasket (monthly)

Clean under furniture (quarterly)

Wipe moldings (monthly)

Clean moldings (quarterly)

Clean rugs (monthly)

Clean floor (monthly)

Now that you’ve completed your detailed cleaning lists for the bedrooms and office, transfer the items onto the appropriate section of the printable. Print one bedroom printable for each bedroom in your home. Place the printables into a sheet protector and file it under the monthly tab of your Reminder Binder.